David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Recent master’s graduate Yelizaveta Brus, former postdoctoral researcher Rungroj Maipradit, Professor Earl T. Barr of University College London, and Professor Shane McIntosh of the Cheriton School of Computer Science have won an ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at ASE 2025, the 40^th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering.

Their paper, Rechecking Recheck Requests in Continuous Integration: An Empirical Study of OpenStack, examined a common and costly issue in modern software development, namely, how developers should respond when a continuous integration system reports a failure that may not be caused by the code.

A research team led by Cheriton Professor Pascal Poupart and Carleton University’s Professor Sriram Ganapathi has received a $412,500 USD grant over two years from Coefficient Giving to make AI systems safer and stronger.

Coefficient Giving, formerly known as Open Philanthropy, is a philanthropic funder and advisor whose mission is to help others as much as possible. Since 2014, it has allocated more than $4 billion to support its focus areas, including global health and development, biosecurity, and AI safety and security. 

Professor Florian Kerschbaum has been named a 2026 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his contributions to data security and privacy.

IEEE Fellowships are an elite distinction, and the grade of Fellow is the highest degree of IEEE membership. It is reserved for individuals with outstanding records of accomplishment whose work has advanced engineering, science and technology and delivered significant benefits to society.